Thor Delta E1 | GEOS B

Launch information

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Mission description

The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Delta E1 | GEOS B’.

Launch image Thor Delta E1 | GEOS B

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Jan. 11, 1968, 4:16 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

GEOS B (LEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Delta E1

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Delta E1 | GEOS B’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
3093 EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2) SSO 105.78 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Delta E1 | GEOS B’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#789

To this date

Location Launch

#286

To this date

Pad Launch

#34

To this date

Agency Launch

#435

To this date

Orbital Launch

#2

Year 1968

Location Launch

#1

Year 1968

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1968

Agency Launch

#2

Year 1968

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